NURS 500 - Applied Healthcare Statistics

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This course emphasizes the use of statistics and data analysis; critical understanding of the meaning of statistical findings for utilization as a nurse in advanced practice and the use of computer in data processing. Topics include: descriptive statistics, probability, hypothesis testing, parametric and non-parametric statistics, reliability and validity. (3 hours lecture per week for 15 weeks). Prerequisite(s): Successful completion of an undergraduate statistics course.